Q: Is 72,050,562 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,050,562 is a composite number.

Why is 72,050,562 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 72,050,562 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 73 146 219 438 657 1,314 54,833 109,666 164,499 328,998 493,497 986,994 4,002,809 8,005,618 12,008,427 24,016,854 36,025,281 and 72,050,562, with no remainder.

Since 72,050,562 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,050,562, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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